Nomura, Asia’s global investment bank, today announced a working partnership with Marco Patuano, who will act as a Senior Advisor. Based in Milan, Mr. Patuano will provide market advice across Nomura’s European investment banking business with a focus on (...)
PIMCO Hires Nick Granger as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Quantitative Analytics
Mr. Granger will lead PIMCO’s quantitative team and focus on enhancing the firm’s use of quant strategies, building on PIMCO’s deep resources and years of expertise in this area
Janus Henderson Appoints Global Emerging Markets Investment Team
Janus Henderson Investors announced today the appointment of Daniel J. Graña, CFA, as Portfolio Manager, Global Emerging Market Equities. Daniel is based in Boston and reports to George Maris, Co-Head of Equities.
CalPERS Names Arnold B. Phillips Managing Investment Director of Global Fixed Income
CalPERS announced the appointment of Arnold B. Phillips as the managing investment director (MID) of its Global Fixed Income investment program. Phillips had been serving as acting MID since May 2018. The appointment is effective (...)
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking announces the following appointments within the Corporate Finance department.
Patrick Perreault is appointed Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for France. Based in Paris, Patrick replaces Alexandre Courbon who has decided to pursue other opportunities outside the Group.
The ETF market is the fastest growing segment of the asset management industry
Global ETF assets - these index products emerged in the asset management industry in the early 2000s - have reached the record level of 2 400 billion at the end of 2013, reaching global hedge fund assets...
Euro-denominated money market funds (MMFs) are moving closer to negative yields, on average, as declining short-term market rates have turned negative for most high quality money market issuers, Fitch Ratings says in its latest quarterly publication on European (...)
Weaker Rouble Raises Risks, But Manageable for Most Banks
The recent sharp fall in the Russian rouble has added to pressures on Russian banks’ credit profiles, leaving some exposed, Fitch Ratings says. However, rouble risks should be manageable for most lenders, unless deposit dollarisation accelerates and the currency falls (...)
CalPERS Receives $249.3 Million from Bank of America Mortgage-backed Securities Settlement
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) has received $249.3 million in damages from Bank of America, the result of a federal investigation settlement announced in August by California Attorney General Kamala (...)
EDF and Amundi set up a partnership in asset management aimed at financing energy transition
The EDF Group, a leader in low carbon energy, and Amundi, the European leader in asset management, are pleased to announce their partnership for the creation of a joint asset management company.